Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?: Award-Winning Play at Greenhouse Theater Center

Awarded the 2002 Tony Award for Best Play, Edward Albee's The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? dramatizes an unusual and highly taboo love triangle. As he approaches his 50th birthday, Martin confesses a shocking love affair. In the wake of Martin's announcement, the family tries to make sense of what is happening. Associate artists Annabel Armour and Nick Sandys star for director James Bohnen in Bohnen's final production as artistic director of Remy Bumppo Theater.

Reviews & Ratings

I saw the original production of "The Goat or Who is Sylvia?" on Broadway in 2002 with Mercedes Ruehl (Bill Pullman was supposed to play the lead, but he was sick, so his understudy went on), and by comparison I'd say that this production by Remmy Bumpo is pretty comparable -- without the airfare or Broadway prices! The intimate space of the Greenhouse Theater is much more conducive to this play than a large house. Be ready to be shocked -- but that's the whole point. I highly recommend seeing this poignant, funny, and willy-inducing Albee play, and this R.B. production certainly does it justice.

I guess Albee is crazy. My wife and I both enjoyed the play. Dialog is fantastic. Remy Bumppo's regulars were very good. Small setting worked great. Be prepared for profanity and, lets call it a frank discussion about alternative sex.

This is one of my all-time favorite plays and I regret to say that I was extremely disappointed with this particular production. All of the actors were OVERactors and although this piece is dramatic, everything should flow and evolve naturally-...continued

My husband and I liked the play very much, it's strange, deep, and hilarious - the audience however found it more hilarious than it really was..there was laughter at inappropriate times, which was bothersome.
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Description

Martin is the envy of men, enjoying a hugely successful career, fulfilling marriage and well-adjusted teen-age son. But just after his 50th birthday, he boils over, confessing a love affair that confounds him and shocks his family. Unwilling to give up, his wife Stevie drags every detail onto the living room floor.

As their world shatters, the family presses on, battling for the Martin they love. From the acclaimed author of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, this 2002 Tony Award-Winning Best Play asks where love places the limits of forgiveness. Albee’s razor wit tears open taboos and brings laughs and levity to this intimate drama.